The Patrick MacGill Festival 2026: Exploring the extraordinary life and legacy of Patrick MacGill

José Manuel Pulido, PhD in Irish Literature and an expert on MacGill, focuses on several key milestones in Patrick MacGill’s life and their effects on his writing. In a talk entitled ‘Patrick MacGill: 'Trench' warfare...from shovel to rifle’, writer and presenter, Frank Galligan, contrasts MacGill’s hard labour and 'digging' in Ireland and Scotland,  with his observations on digging trenches in WW1.